Also check out Wilhelm Wassmuss in Persia. He spread a rumor that the Kaiser had adopted Islam and set out to spark an uprising. The result was that two-thirds of the country got occupied by British or Russian troops. The so-called "Dunsterforce" made itself infamous. This all must have made a deep impression on a thirteen year-old Ruhollah Khomeini.
Also check out Wilhelm Wassmuss in Persia. He spread a rumor that the Kaiser had adopted Islam and set out to spark an uprising. The result was that two-thirds of the country got occupied by British or Russian troops. The so-called "Dunsterforce" made itself infamous. This all must have made a deep impression on a thirteen year-old Ruhollah Khomeini.